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Historical Birthday

08 Dec 1508
Gemma Frisius [Jemme Reinersz] Frisian geographerastronomer
08 Dec 1574
Maria Anna of Bavaria Empress consort of the Holy Roman Empire (d. 1616)
08 Dec 1626
Christina queen of Sweden who abdicated after becoming Catholic
08 Dec 1678
Horatio Walpole 1st Baron Walpole of Wolterton English diplomat (d. 1757)
08 Dec 1699
Maria Josepha of Austria queen of Poland (d. 1757)
08 Dec 1715
John Althuysen Frisian vicarpoet (Frisianche rymlery)
08 Dec 1730
John Ingen Housz DutchEnglish personal physician of Maria Theresia
08 Dec 1741
Maximilian JLP Gardel French dancerchoreographer (Menuet Reine)
08 Dec 1795
Peter Andreas Hansen Danish astronomer (d. 1874)
08 Dec 1811
Louis Alexander Balthasar Schindelmeisser composer
08 Dec 1815
Adolph Menzel German painter and graphic artist (d. 1905)
08 Dec 1816
August Belmont Sr. Prussian-born American financier (d. 1890)
08 Dec 1817
Christian Emil Krag-Juel-Vind-Frijs Danish nobleman and politician (d. 1896)
08 Dec 1821
Josip Runjanin Croatian Serb composer (Croatian National Anthem) and soldier born in Vinkovci (d. 1878)
08 Dec 1822
Luther Prentice Bradley American Brigadier General (Union Army) born in New Haven Connecticut (d. 1910)
08 Dec 1828
Clinton Bowen Fisk American abolitionist Brevet Major General (Union Army) helped establish 1st free public schools in the South born in York New York (d. 1890)
08 Dec 1828
Robert Bullock Brigadier General (Confederate Army) (d. 1905)
08 Dec 1832
Bjrnstjerne Bjrnson Norwegian author Pa Guds Veje and Nobel laureate (d. 1910)
08 Dec 1861
Aristide Maillol French paintersculptor (Seated Woman)
08 Dec 1861
William C. Durant American industry pioneer founded General Motors Frigidaire born in Boston Massachusetts (d. 1947)
08 Dec 1861
George Melies early filmmaker (A trip to the Moon) born in Paris France
08 Dec 1862
Georges Feydeau French playwright (La Dame de Chez Maxims)
08 Dec 1865
Jacques Hadamard French mathematician (Taylor series)
08 Dec 1865
Jean Sibelius Finnish composer (Valse Triste Finlandia) born in Tavastehus Finland (d. 1957)
08 Dec 1881
Padraic Colum Irish poetnovelistpoet (Collected Poems)
08 Dec 1882
Manuel Maria Ponce Fresnillo Mexico composer (Estrellita)
08 Dec 1888
Paul Cavanagh British actor (The Woman in Green Tarzan & his Mate) born in Chislehurst England (d. 1964)
08 Dec 1889
W Hervey Allen US writerpoet (Anthony Adverse)
08 Dec 1890
Bohuslav Jan Martinu Policka Czechoslovakia composer (Hry o Marti)
08 Dec 1892
Herbert Bert Hinkler Australian aviator who made first solo flight from England to Australia (1928) born in Bundaberg Queensland (d. 1933)
08 Dec 1894
James (Grover) Thurber humorist (Men Women & Dogs) born in Columbus Ohio
08 Dec 1894
E.C. Segar American cartoonist (Popeye) (d. 1938)
08 Dec 1899
John Qualen Canadian actor (Casablanca The Grapes of Wrath The Searchers) born in Vancouver British Columbia (d. 1987)
08 Dec 1903
Adele Simpson American fashion designer (Neiman-Marcus Award-1946) born in NYC New York
08 Dec 1904
Wilmer L Allison Jr tennis champ (US Open-1935)
08 Dec 1905
Frank Faylen American actor (Its a Wonderful Life Funny Girl) born in St Louis Missouri (d. 1985)
08 Dec 1906
Richard Llewellyn Wales novelist (How Green Was My Valley)
08 Dec 1907
Tony Aubin French composer born in Paris (d. 1981)
08 Dec 1908
John Volpe (Gov-Mass)US Secretary of Treasury (1969-73)
08 Dec 1909
Cleo Brown jazz pianist born in Meridian Mississippi (d. 1995)
08 Dec 1911
Lee J Cobb [Leo Jacoby] American actor (Virginian 12 Angry Men On the Waterfront) born in NYC New York (d. 1976)
08 Dec 1911
Nikos Gatsos Greek poet and lyricist (d. 1992)
08 Dec 1912
Jura Soyfer political and cabaret writer born in Kharkov Russian Empire (d. 1939)
08 Dec 1913
Delmore Schwartz American poetshort story writercritic (Shenandoah)
08 Dec 1914
Ernie Toshack Australian cricket fast bowler (12 Tests 47 wickets) born in Cobar NSW (d. 2003)
08 Dec 1915
Ernest Lehman American screenwriter (d. 2005)
08 Dec 1916
Richard Fleischer American film director (d. 2006)
08 Dec 1917
Rufo I Wever Aruban pianistcomposer (Cai Organ)
08 Dec 1918
Ian Johnson cricketer (Australian Test captbetween Hassett & Craig)
08 Dec 1919
Mieczysaw Weinberg [Moisey Samuilovich Vaynberg] Polish-Soviet composer born in Warsaw Poland (d. 1996)
08 Dec 1919
Peter Tali Coleman American politician (d. 1997)
08 Dec 1920
Emmanuel McDonald Bailey Trinidad 100m runner (Olympic bronze 1952)
08 Dec 1921
Terence Morgan British actor (Sir Francis Drake Curse of the Mummys Tomb) born in London England (d. 2005)
08 Dec 1922
George Fullerton cricketer (South African keeper-batsman 1947-51)
08 Dec 1922
Jean Ritchie American folk singer born in Viper Kentucky
08 Dec 1922
Lucian Freud German-British artist (Benefits Supervisor Sleeping Boy With a Rat) born in Berlin Germany (d. 2011)
08 Dec 1923
Rudolph Pariser Chinese-born American chemist
08 Dec 1925
James E Jimmy Smith US jazzorganist (Walk on the Wild Side)
08 Dec 1925
Samuel Sammy Davis Jr. American singerdanceractor (Oceans 11 Candy Man) born in NYC New York (d. 1990)
08 Dec 1925
Carmen Martn Gaite Spanish author (d. 2000)
08 Dec 1927
Vladimir Aleksandrovich Shatalov USSR cosmonaut (Soyuz 4 8 10)
08 Dec 1928
Ulric Neisser America psychologist (Intelligence Knowns and Unknowns Bell Curve task force head) born in Kiel Germany (d. 2012)
08 Dec 1930
Alain Weber French composer born in Chteau-Thierry
08 Dec 1930
John Morressy American sci-fi author (Starbrat Greymantle Kingsbane)
08 Dec 1930
Julian Critchley British politician (d. 2000)
08 Dec 1933
Flip Wilson [Clerow] comedian (Flip Wilson Show) born in Jersey City New Jersey
08 Dec 1936
David Carradine actor (Kung Fu Mean Streets Kill Bill V.1 & 2) born in Hollywood California
08 Dec 1936
Peter Parfitt cricketer (fine England batsman of the 1960s)
08 Dec 1936
W S Buster Farrer cricketer (South African Test batsman 1962-64)
08 Dec 1936
Brad Jurjens Estonia director (The Bank Job)
08 Dec 1937
James MacArthur actor (Danny Williams-Hawaii 5-0) born in Los Angeles California
08 Dec 1937
Jan van Houwelingen Dutch undersecretary of Defense (CDA)
08 Dec 1937
Arne Nss Jr. Norwegian mountain climber and businessman (d. 2004)
08 Dec 1939
James Galway flutist (18k gold flute Royal Phil) born in Belfast Northern Ireland
08 Dec 1939
Jerry Butler Sunflower Miss rock vocalist (Never Give You Up)
08 Dec 1940
Jenny Linden English actress (Hedda Dr Who & the Daleks)
08 Dec 1941
Albert J Evenhuis Dutch undersecretary of Economic (VVD)
08 Dec 1941
Geoff Hurst cricketer (Essex 1962 better known as soccer immortal)
08 Dec 1941
Randall Duke Cunningham US Navy fighter pilot and Congressman
08 Dec 1942
Bobby Elliott rock drummer (The Hollies) born in Burnley Lancashire
08 Dec 1942
Hemant Kanitkar cricketer (batted in two Tests India v WI 1974)
08 Dec 1942
Mario Savio American political activist born in NYC New York (d. 1996)
08 Dec 1943
Patti Chandler American actress (Bikini Beach) born in Culver City California
08 Dec 1943
Mary Woronov Brooklyn Hgts NY actress (Eating Raoul Terror Vision)
08 Dec 1943
Michael Unger English editor-in-chief (Evening News Manchester)
08 Dec 1946
John Rubinstein actorcomposer (Family Boys from Brazil) born in Los Angeles California
08 Dec 1947
Belinda Balaski actor (Cannonball Proud Men Howling) born in Inglewood California
08 Dec 1947
Gregg Allman guitaristvocalist (Allman Brothers Band) born in Nashville Tennessee (d. 2017)
08 Dec 1947
Thomas R. Cech American chemist Nobel laureate
08 Dec 1949
Ray Shulman British musician born in Portsmouth
08 Dec 1949
Robert Sternberg Proposed the Triarchic Theory of Intelligence
08 Dec 1950
Jimmy Farrar American rock vocalist (Molly Hatchet) born in LaGrange Georgia
08 Dec 1950
Rick Baker American special effects makeup artist (Exorcist) born in Binghamton New York
08 Dec 1950
Dan Hartman American musician (Edgar Winter Group) born in Harrisburg Pennsylvania
08 Dec 1951
Bill Bryson American British author (Notes From a Small Island) born in Des Moines Iowa
08 Dec 1952
Richie Morales drummer (Spyro Gyra-Morning Dance)
08 Dec 1953
Roy Firestone American sportscaster (Lifes Most Embarrassing Moments) born in Miami Florida
08 Dec 1953
Norman Finkelstein American professor activist
08 Dec 1954
Harold Hongju Koh Korean-American Dean of Yale Law School
08 Dec 1955
Ian Greig cricketer (brother of Tony Two Tests for England 1982)
08 Dec 1956
Warren Cuccurullo rock guitarist (Missing Persons)
08 Dec 1957
Phil Collen English heavy-metal guitarist (Def Leppard - Love Bites) born in London England
08 Dec 1958
Billy Hufsey actor (Christopher-Fame Days of our Life)
08 Dec 1958
Wayne Dickert slalom double canoe (Olympic 11th 1996) born in Chattanooga Tennessee
08 Dec 1959
Marty Raybon American singer (Shenandoah-Sunday in the South) born in Sanford Florida
08 Dec 1959
Paul Rutherford vocalist (Frankie Goes to Hollywood-Relax)
08 Dec 1959
Jim Yong Kim South Korean-American physician anthropologist and President of the World Bank born in Seoul South Korea
08 Dec 1960
Lim Guan Eng Secretary-General of the Malaysian Democratic Action Party (DAP)
08 Dec 1961
Ann Coulter American author political commentator and attorney
08 Dec 1963
Toshiaki Kawada Japanese professional wrestler
08 Dec 1964
James Martinez Santa Fe NM rower (Olympics 1996)
08 Dec 1964
Teri Hatcher actress (Lois & Clark Desperate Housewives) born in Sunnyvale California
08 Dec 1965
Greg Truitt NFL safetylinebacker (Cincinnati Bengals)
08 Dec 1965
Carina Lau Hong Kong actress and singer (Days of Being Wild) born in Suzhou China
08 Dec 1966
Douglas Allan Martin Bluffton OH PGA golfer (1995 Buick-2nd)
08 Dec 1966
Matthew Laborteaux actor (Albert-Little House on Prairie) born in Los Angeles California
08 Dec 1966
Jeff Tremaine American television and film director
08 Dec 1967
Jeff George NFL quarterback (Atlanta Falcons Oakland Raiders)
08 Dec 1967
Marina Augusta Baker Windsor England playmate (Mar 1987)
08 Dec 1967
Kotono Mitsuishi Japanese seiyu (voice actress)
08 Dec 1967
Darren Sheridan English footballer and manager
08 Dec 1968
Bill Johnson defensive tackle (St Louis Rams)
08 Dec 1968
Mike Mussina American baseball pitcher (5-time MLB All Star) Williamsport Pennsylvania
08 Dec 1968
Michael Cole American professional wrestling commentator
08 Dec 1969
Antoon Kuil soccer player (Veendam SC Heerenveen)
08 Dec 1969
Bobby Phillips WLAF running back (Minnesota Vikings Frankfurt Galaxy)
08 Dec 1969
Darrin Shannon Barrie NHL left wing (Winnipeg Jets)
08 Dec 1574
Maria Anna of Bavaria Empress consort of the Holy Roman Empire born in Munich Bavaria Holy Roman Empire (d. 1616)
08 Dec 1626
Christina Queen of Sweden who abdicated after becoming Catholic (1644-54) born in Tre Kronor Castle Stockholm (d. 1689)
08 Dec 1678
Horatio Walpole 1st Baron Walpole of Wolterton English diplomat born in Houghton Cambridge England (d. 1757)
08 Dec 1699
Maria Josepha of Austria Queen consort of Poland (1734-57) born in Hofburg Palace Vienna Austria (d. 1757)
08 Dec 1704
Anton de Haen Austrian medical expert (Ratio Medendi) born in The Hague Netherlands (d. 1776)
08 Dec 1708
Francis I Holy Roman Emperor (1745-1765) born in Ducal Palace of Nancy Lorraine Holy Roman Empire (d. 1765)
08 Dec 1715
John Althuysen Frisian vicar and poet (Frisianche rymlery)
08 Dec 1728
Johann Georg von Zimmermann Swiss philosophical author and physician born in Brugg Aargau Switzerland (d. 1795)
08 Dec 1730
Jan Ingenhousz Dutch-English physiologist (discovering photosynthesis) and personal physician of Maria Theresa born in Breda Staats-Brabant Dutch Republic (d. 1799)
08 Dec 1731
Frantiek Xaver Duek Czech composer born in Chotborky Jarom Czech Republic (d. 1799)
08 Dec 1737
Robert Kimmerling Austrian composer born in Vienna Austria (d. 1799)
08 Dec 1741
Maximilien Gardel French ballet dancer and choreographer (Menuet Reine) born in Mannheim Germany (d. 1787)
08 Dec 1744
Pierre-Joseph Candeille French composer born in Estaires France (d. 1827)
08 Dec 1795
Jacques-Franois Gallay French horn player and composer born in Perpignan France (d. 1864)
08 Dec 1795
Peter Andreas Hansen Danish-German astronomer (Hansen hypothesis) born in Tnder Schleswig Denmark (d. 1874)
08 Dec 1811
Louis Schindelmeisser German clarinetist and composer born in Knigsberg Prussia (d. 1864)
08 Dec 1815
Adolph Menzel German painter and graphic artist born in Breslau Prussian Silesia (d. 1905)
08 Dec 1816
August Belmont Prussian-American financier and diplomat (U.S. Minister to the Netherlands 1853-57) born in Alzey Hesse Germany (d. 1890)
08 Dec 1817
Christian Emil Krag-Juel-Vind-Frijs Danish nobleman and politician (Council President of Denmark 1865-70) born in Frijsenborg Denmark (d. 1896)
08 Dec 1826
Friedrich Siemens German industrialist born in Menzendorf Germany (d. 1904)
08 Dec 1828
Robert Bullock American Brigadier General (Confederate Army) born in Greenville North Carolina (d. 1905)
08 Dec 1832
Bjrnstjerne Bjrnson Norwegian author Pa Guds Veje and Nobel laureate 1903 born in Kvikne Norway (d. 1910)
08 Dec 1861
Aristide Maillol French painter and sculptor (Seated Woman) born in Banyuls-sur-Mer Roussillon France (d. 1944)
08 Dec 1861
George Mlis French early filmmaker (A trip to the Moon) born in Paris (d. 1938)
08 Dec 1862
Georges Feydeau French playwright (La Dame de Chez Maxims) born in Paris (d. 1921)
08 Dec 1865
Jacques Hadamard French mathematician (proved the prime number theorem) born in Versailles France (d. 1963)
08 Dec 1874
Ernst Moro Austrian physician and pediatrician (Moro reflex) born in Laibach Duchy of Carniola Austria-Hungary (d. 1951)
08 Dec 1877
Paul Ladmirault French composer born in Nantes France (d. 1944)
08 Dec 1881
Padraic Colum Irish novelist and poet (Collected Poems) born in Columcille County Longford Ireland (d. 1972)
08 Dec 1882
Manuel Ponce Mexican composer (Estrellita) born in Fresnillo Zacatecas Mexico (d. 1948)
08 Dec 1887
Vicente Emilio Sojo Venezuelan composer born in Guatire Miranda state Venezuela (d. 1974)
08 Dec 1888
Fiske Kimball American architect and art historian born in Newton Massachusetts (d. 1955)
08 Dec 1889
Hervey Allen American writer and poet (Anthony Adverse) born in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania (d. 1949)
08 Dec 1890
Bohuslav Martin Czech composer (Hry o Marti) born in Polika Bohemia (d. 1959)
08 Dec 1894
James Thurber American humorist (Men Women & Dogs) born in Columbus Ohio (d. 1961)
08 Dec 1894
E. C. Segar American cartoonist (Popeye) born in Chester Illinois (d. 1938)
08 Dec 1897
Leslie Heward English composer born in Liversedge Yorkshire (d. 1943)
08 Dec 1899
James Pigmeat Jarrett American pianist born in Cordele Georgia (d. 1995)
08 Dec 1900
Sun Li-jen Chinese general (best known for his leadership in the Second Sino-Japanese War and the Chinese Civil War) born in Jinnu Lujiang Chaohu Anhui Qing dynasty (d. 1990)
08 Dec 1902
Wifredo Lam Cuban artist (The Jungle) born in Sagua La Grande Cuba (d. 1982)
08 Dec 1903
Adele Simpson American fashion designer (Neiman-Marcus Award-1946) born in NYC New York (d. 1995)
08 Dec 1903
Irene Eisinger German-British singer born in Cosel German Empire (d. 1994)
08 Dec 1903
Kitty Muggeridge British author and translator born in Chateau dOex Switzerland (d. 1994)
08 Dec 1903
Zoltn Szkely Hungarian violinist and composer born in Kocs Hungary (d. 2011)
08 Dec 1904
Wilmer Allison American tennis player (US Nat Cship 1935) born in San Antonio Texas (d. 1977)
08 Dec 1905
Charles Cushing American composer born in Oakland California (d. 1982)
08 Dec 1905
Ernst Hermann Meyer German composer born in Berlin (d. 1988)
08 Dec 1905
Julius Silverman British Labour Party politician born in Leeds England (d. 1996)
08 Dec 1906
Richard Llewellyn Welsh novelist (How Green Was My Valley) born in Hendon Middlesex England (d. 1983)
08 Dec 1908
John Volpe American politician (61st and 63rd Governor of Massachusetts) and U.S. Secretary of Treasury (1969-73) born in Wakefield Massachusetts (d. 1994)
08 Dec 1909
Cleo Brown American jazz pianist born in Meridian Mississippi (d. 1995)
08 Dec 1911
Lee J. Cobb [Leo Jacoby] American actor (Virginian 12 Angry Men On the Waterfront) born in NYC New York (d. 1976)
08 Dec 1911
Nikos Gatsos Greek poet and lyricist born in Asea Greece (d. 1992)
08 Dec 1912
Jura Soyfer Austrian political journalist and cabaret writer born in Kharkov Russian Empire (d. 1939)
08 Dec 1913
Delmore Schwartz American poet short story writer and critic (Shenandoah) born in Brooklyn New York (d. 1966)
08 Dec 1913
Paul Flix Flemish architect (Sun Song) born in Ostend Belgium (d. 1981)
08 Dec 1915
George Scheuer Austrian writer and journalist born in Vienna Austria (d. 1996)
08 Dec 1915
Ernest Lehman American screenwriter (North by Northwest) born in NYC New York (d. 2005)
08 Dec 1916
Richard Fleischer American film director (Doctor Dolittle) born in NYC New York (d. 2006)
08 Dec 1917
Rufo I Wever Aruban pianist and composer (Cai Organ)
08 Dec 1917
Ian Johnson CBE Australian cricket spin bowler and captain (45 Tests 109 wickets) born in North Melbourne Victoria (d. 1998)
08 Dec 1918
Grard Souzay French baritone born in Angers France (d. 2004)
08 Dec 1919
Hans-Dieter Hosalla German composer born in Erfurt Germany (d. 1995)
08 Dec 1919
Peter Tali Coleman Governor of American Samoa (1956-61 78-85 89-93) born in Pago Pago American Samoa (d. 1997)
08 Dec 1920
McDonald Bailey British-Trinidadian 100m runner (Olympic bronze 1952) born in Williamsville Trinidad (d. 2013)
08 Dec 1920
Ronald Gulliford English educationalist (Dean of the Faculty of Education Birmingham University 1979-81) born in Manchester (d. 1997)
08 Dec 1921
Terence Weil British cellist born in London (d. 1995)
08 Dec 1922
George Fullerton South African cricketer (South African keeper-batsman 1947-51) born in Kensington South Africa (d. 2002)
08 Dec 1922
Jean Ritchie American folk singer born in Viper Kentucky (d. 2015)
08 Dec 1922
John B. McKay American test pilot (X-15) born in Portsmouth Virginia (d. 1975)
08 Dec 1923
Rudolph Pariser American chemist born in Harbin China
08 Dec 1925
Jimmy Smith American jazz musician and organist (Walk on the Wild Side) born in Norristown Pennsylvania (d. 2005)
08 Dec 1925
Sammy Davis Jr. American singer dancer and actor (Oceans 11 Candy Man) born in NYC New York (d. 1990)
08 Dec 1925
Carmen Martn Gaite Spanish author born in Salamanca Spain (d. 2000)
08 Dec 1927
Vladimir Shatalov Soviet cosmonaut (Soyuz 4 8 10) born in Petropavlovsk Kazakh SSR
08 Dec 1927
Ferdie Pacheco American boxer and physician (the Fight Doctor) born in Tampa Florida (d. 2017)
08 Dec 1929
Goffredo Parise Italian writer (Il padrone) born in Vicenza Italy (d. 1986)
08 Dec 1929
Ali Bongo [William Oliver Wallace] British comedy musician and magician (President of The Magic Circle - Shriek of Araby) born in England (d. 2009)
08 Dec 1930
John Morressy American sci-fi author (Starbrat Greymantle Kingsbane) born in Brooklyn New York
08 Dec 1930
Julian Critchley British journalist and politician born in Islington London (d. 2000)
08 Dec 1931
Rudolf Komorous Czech-born Canadian composer born in Prague Czechoslovakia
08 Dec 1933
Flip Wilson American actor and comedian (Flip Wilson Show) born in Jersey City New Jersey (d. 1998)
08 Dec 1935
Dharmendra Indian actor (Sholay) born in Nasrali Punjab British India
08 Dec 1935
Tatiana Zatulovskaya Israeli chess player (Womens Soviet Chess Championship 1960 62 63) born in Baku Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic USSR (d. 2017)
08 Dec 1936
David Carradine American actor (Kung Fu Mean Streets Kill Bill V.1 & 2) born in Hollywood California (d. 2009)
08 Dec 1936
Peter Parfitt English cricketer (fine England batsman of the 1960s) born in Billingford Breckland Norfolk England
08 Dec 1936
Buster Farrer South African cricketer (South African Test batsman 1962-64) born in King Williams Town Cape Province South Africa
08 Dec 1936
Brad Jurjens Estonian director (The Bank Job) born in Viljandi Estonia
08 Dec 1937
James MacArthur American actor (Danny Williams-Hawaii 5-0) born in Los Angeles California (d. 2010)
08 Dec 1937
Jan van Houwelingen Dutch politician (Undersecretary of Defense (CDA) born in Leerdam Netherlands (d. 2013)
08 Dec 1937
Arne Nss Jr. Norwegian mountain climber and businessman born in Germany (d. 2004)
08 Dec 1939
James Galway Irish flutist (18k gold flute Royal Phil) born in Belfast Northern Ireland
08 Dec 1939
Jerry Butler American rock vocalist (Never Give You Up) born in Sunflower Mississippi
08 Dec 1940
Jenny Linden English actress (Hedda Dr Who & the Daleks) born in Worthing Sussex England
08 Dec 1965
Troy Sadowski American NFL tight end (Cin Bengals) born in Atlanta Georgia
08 Dec 1966
Joe Staysniak American NFL guard (Indianapolis Colts) born in Elyria Ohio
08 Dec 1966
Matthew Laborteaux American actor (Albert-Little House on Prairie) born in Los Angeles California
08 Dec 1966
Jeff Tremaine American television and film director born in Rockville Maryland
08 Dec 1967
Jeff George American NFL quarterback (Atlanta Falcons Oakland Raiders) born in Indianapolis Indiana
08 Dec 1967
Marina Augusta Baker English glamour model ( Playboy playmate Mar 1987) and politician born in Windsor England
08 Dec 1967
Ron George American linebacker (Minnesota Vikings) born in Heidelberg Germany
08 Dec 1967
Tony Mayberry American NFL center (Tampa Bay Bucs) born in Wrzburg Germany
08 Dec 1967
Kotono Mitsuishi Japanese seiyu (voice actress) born in Tokyo Japan
08 Dec 1967
Darren Sheridan English footballer and manager born in Stretford United Kingdom
08 Dec 1968
Bill Johnson American football defensive tackle (St Louis Rams) born in Minnesota
08 Dec 1968
Michael Cole American professional wrestling commentator born in Syracuse New York
08 Dec 1969
Antoon Kuil Dutch soccer player (Veendam SC Heerenveen)
08 Dec 1969
Victor Green American NFL cornerbacksafety (NY Jets) born in Americus Georgia
08 Dec 1969
Steve Van Wormer American actor born in Flint Michigan
08 Dec 1971
James Stewart American NFL running back (Minnesota Vikings) born in Vero Beach Florida
08 Dec 1972
Marco Abreu Angolan footballer born in Lubango Angola
08 Dec 1972
Frank Shamrock American mixed martial artist born in Santa Monica California
08 Dec 1906
Leo Shuken American film music composer and arranger (Stagecoach The Fabulous Dorseys The Unsinkable Molly Brown) born in Los Angeles California (d. 1976)
08 Dec 1921
Terence Weil British cellist (Melos Ensemble) born in London (d. 1995)
08 Dec 1923
Joe Burke American baseball executive (president KC Royals 1981-92) born in Louisville Kentucky (d. 1992)
08 Dec 1936
Malcolm Forsyth South African-Canadian trombonist and composer (Atayoskewin) born in Pietermaritzburg South Africa (d. 2011)
08 Dec 1942
[Frederick] Toots Hibbert Jamaican singer-songwriter (The Maytals - Pressure Drop) born in May Pen Jamaica (d. 2020)
08 Dec 1947
Gregg Allman guitaristvocalist (The Allman Brothers Band) born in Nashville Tennessee (d. 2017)
08 Dec 1948
Roscoe Nance American sportswriter (USA Today Mississippis first African American sportswriter at mainstream newspaper) born in Enterprise Alabama (d. 2020)
08 Dec 1958
George Rogers American College Football Hall of Fame running back (Heisman Trophy 1980 U of South Carolina 1 pick 1981 NFL Draft Super Bowl 1987 NO Saints Washington Redskins) born in Duluth Georgia
08 Dec 1966
Les Ferdinand English footballer who scored 149 goals in the Premier League for various clubs born in Acton London
08 Dec 1967
Marina Augusta Baker English glamour model (Playboy playmate Mar 1987) and politician born in Windsor England
08 Dec 1724
Claude-Bnigne Balbastre French organist harpsichordist and composer born in Dijon France (d. 1799)
08 Dec 1789
John Fawcett English sacred music composer born in Wennington Lancahire England (d. 1867)
08 Dec 1914
Corbett Davis American NFL football fullback 1938-42 ( Cleveland Rams) born in Lowell Indiana (d. 1968)
08 Dec 1917
Rufo I Wever Aruban pianist and composer (Cai Organ) born in Oranjestad Aruba (d. 1977)
08 Dec 1917
Ian Johnson Australian cricket spin bowler and captain (45 Tests 109 wickets) born in North Melbourne Victoria (d. 1998)
08 Dec 1927
Ferdie Pacheco American physician (cornerman for Mohammad Ali) and boxing analyst (NBC Showtime) born in Tampa Florida (d. 2017)
08 Dec 1930
Alain Weber French composer born in Chteau-Thierry (d. 2019)
08 Dec 1939
James Galway Irish classical flutist known as The Man With the Golden Flute born in Belfast Northern Ireland
08 Dec 1939
Jerry Butler American soul vocalist (The Impressions Never Give You Up) born in Sunflower Mississippi
08 Dec 1942
Bobby Elliott British rock drummer (The Hollies) born in Burnley Lancashire
08 Dec 1942
(Frederick) Toots Hibbert Jamaican singer-songwriter (The Maytals - Pressure Drop) born in May Pen Jamaica (d. 2020)
08 Dec 1945
Donna Michelle American actress (Beach Blanket Bingo) and Playboy playmate (Dec 1963) born in Los Angeles California (d. 2004)
08 Dec 1946
John Rubinstein American stage and screen actor and singer (Pippin Family Grumpy Old Men (The Musical)) born in Los Angeles California
08 Dec 1947
Gregg Allman American Hammond organist guitarist and vocalist (The Allman Brothers Band - Whipping Post) born in Nashville Tennessee (d. 2017)
08 Dec 1950
Dan Hartman American musician singer-songwriter and producer (Edgar Winter Group - Free Ride solo- I Can Dream About You James Brown -Living In America) born in West Hanover Pennsylvania (d. 1994)
08 Dec 1950
Wah-Wah Watson [Melvin Ragin] American session guitarist in Motowns Funk Brothers (Temptations - Papa Was A Rollin Stone) born in Richmond Virgina (d. 2018)
08 Dec 1951
Jan Eggum Norwegian singer-songwriter born in Bergen Norway
08 Dec 1953
Stan Harrison American rock and jazz saxophonist and woodwind player (Mud Music Ensemble)
08 Dec 1953
Ric Sanders British folk-rock jazz violinist (Fairport Convention Stomu Yamashta Soft Machine born in Birmingham England
08 Dec 1955
Kasim Sulton American session and touring bass guitarist (Utopia Todd Rundgren Meatloaf) born in Staten Island New York
08 Dec 1956
Pierre Pincemaille French organist composer and pedagogue born in Paris (d. 2018)
08 Dec 1959
Paul Rutherford British rock vocalist (Frankie Goes to Hollywood - Relax) born in Liverpool England
08 Dec 1960
Lim Guan Eng Secretary-General of the Malaysian Democratic Action Party (DAP) born in Johor Bahru Malaysia
08 Dec 1962
Marty Friedman American heavy metal guitarist (Megadeath) born in Washington D.C.
08 Dec 1962
Rodolfo Saglimbeni Venezuelan conductor (Municipal Symphony Orchestra of Caracas 2003-present) born in Barquisimeto Venezuela
08 Dec 1715
Jan Althuysen Frisian vicar and poet (Frisianche rymlery) born in Franeker Netherlands (d. 1763)
08 Dec 1899
Sarah Williamson American missionary in Liberia born in Norfolk Virginia (d. 1986)
08 Dec 1906
(Lloyd) Slim Andrews American comic actor (Buffalo Bill in Tomahawk Territory) and singer-songwriter born in Gravette Arkansas (d. 1992) [1]
08 Dec 1914
Corbett Davis American NFL football fullback 1938-42 (Cleveland Rams) born in Lowell Indiana (d. 1968)
08 Dec 1920
McDonald Bailey British-Trinidadian athlete (Olympic bronze 100m 1952 100m WR 10.2s 1951-56) born in Williamsville Trinidad (d. 2013)
08 Dec 1933
(Clerow) Flip Wilson American Grammy Award-winning comedian and Emmy Award-winning writer and TV personality (The Flip Wilson Show) born in Jersey City New Jersey (d. 1998)
08 Dec 1952
Javier Crdenas Mexican soccer midfielder (12 caps CD Guadalajara 215 games) born in Mexico City Mexico (d. 2022)
08 Dec 1952
Ric Sanders British folk-rock jazz violinist (Fairport Convention Stomu Yamashta Soft Machine) born in Birmingham England
08 Dec 1955
Nathan East American jazz R&B and rock session and touring bass player (Fourplay Phil Collins) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania
08 Dec 1894
James Thurber American humorist playwright and cartoonist (Men Women & Dogs The Male Animal The Secret Life of Walter Mitty) born in Columbus Ohio (d. 1961)
08 Dec 1914
Corbett Davis American football fullback (1 overall pick NFL Draft 1938 Cleveland Rams) born in Lowell Indiana (d. 1968)
08 Dec 1923
Rudolph Pariser American chemist (molecular orbital computation) born in Harbin China
08 Dec 1933
Johnny Green American basketball power forward (NBA All-Star 1962 63 65 71 NY Knicks Baltimore Bullets SD Rockets Philadelphia 76ers Cincinnati RoyalsKC-Omaha Kings) born in Dayton Ohio (d. 2023)
08 Dec 1937
Nelsinho Rosa Brazilian soccer coach (Saudi Arabia Fluminense Vasco da Gama) born in Rio de Janeiro Brazil (d. 2023)
08 Dec 1941
Bob Brown American College-Pro Football HOF offensive tackle (University of Nebraska 5 First-team All-Pro 6 x Pro-Bowl Philadelphia Eagles LA Rams Oakland Raiders) born in Cleveland Ohio (d. 2023)
08 Dec 1941
Geoff Hurst English soccer striker (49 caps FIFA World Cup 1966 West Ham United 411 games Stoke City) born in Ashton-under-Lyne England
08 Dec 1943
Mary Woronov American actress (Eating Raoul Terror Vision) born in Brooklyn Heights New York
08 Dec 1947
Belinda Balaski American actress (Cannonball Proud Men The Howling) born in Inglewood California
08 Dec 1947
Geoff Daking American rock drummer (Blue Magoos) audio engineer and recording studio designer born in the USA
08 Dec 1947
Kati-Claudia Fofonoff Skolt Smi poet and writer born in Ivalo Finland (d. 2011)
08 Dec 1947
Thomas R. Cech American chemist (Nobel laureate 1989) born in Chicago Illinois
08 Dec 1948
Luis Caffarelli Argentine-American mathematician (2023 Abel Prize for work on partial differential equations) born in Buenos Aires Argentina
08 Dec 1949
Mary Gordon American author (The Company of Women) born in Far Rockaway New York
08 Dec 1949
Ray Shulman Scottish progressive rock bassist songwriter (Gentle Giant) and record producer (The Sugarcubes) born in Portsmouth England (d. 2023)
08 Dec 1952
Javier Crdenas Mexican soccer midfielder (12 caps CD Guadalajara 215 games) born in Mexico City (d. 2022)
08 Dec 1952
Khaw Boon Wan Singapore Health Minister born in Penang Malaysia
08 Dec 1952
Richie Morales American jazz-fusion drummer (Spyro Gyra. 1983-90 - Morning Dance) and college professor (SUNY 12000-21) born in New York City
08 Dec 1953
Stan Harrison American rock and jazz saxophonist and woodwind player (Mud Music Ensemble Little Steven and the Disciples of Soul) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania
08 Dec 1956
Warren Cuccurullo American rock guitarist (Frank Zappa 1977-80 Missing Persons 1980-86 Duran Duran 1986-2001) born in Brooklyn NYC
08 Dec 1958
Bird McIntyre [Albert Thongchai McIntyre] Thai pop singer luk thung musician and actor born in Bangkok Thailand
08 Dec 1962
Marty Friedman American heavy metal guitarist (Megadeth) born in Washington D.C.
08 Dec 1964
James Blundell Australian country singer (Way Out West This Road) born in Stanthorpe Queensland Australia
08 Dec 1965
Greg Truitt American NFL player (Cincinnati Bengals) born in Sarasota Florida
08 Dec 1741
Maximilien Gardel French ballet dancer and choreographer (Menuet Reine) born in Mannheim Electorate of the Palatinate Holy Roman Empire (d. 1787)
08 Dec 1844
mile Reynaud French inventor of the praxinoscope who created the first projected animated films (Pantomimes Lumineuses) born in Montreuil Seine-Saint-Denis France (d. 1918)
08 Dec 1903
Adele Simpson American fashion designer (Neiman-Marcus Award-1946) born in New York City (d. 1995)
08 Dec 1907
Tony Aubin French composer (Actaeon Sinfonie Romantique) conductor and educator (Paris Conservatory 1944-77) born in Paris (d. 1981)
08 Dec 1911
Lee J. Cobb [Leo Jacoby] American actor (Virginian 12 Angry Men On the Waterfront) born in New York City (d. 1976)
08 Dec 1915
Ernest Lehman American screenwriter (North by Northwest) born in New York City (d. 2005)
08 Dec 1916
Richard Fleischer American film director (Doctor Dolittle) born in New York City (d. 2006)
08 Dec 1923
Rudolph Pariser American physical and polymer chemist (molecular orbital computation) born in Harbin China (d. 2021)
08 Dec 1927
Vladimir Shatalov Soviet cosmonaut (Soyuz 4 8 10) born in Petropavlovsk Kazakh SSR (d. 2021)
08 Dec 1930
John Morressy American sci-fi author (Starbrat Greymantle Kingsbane) born in Brooklyn New York City (d. 2006)
08 Dec 1933
Ana Ofelia Murgua Mexican actress (Mam Coco-Coco La Reina de la Noche) born in Mexico City (d. 2023)
08 Dec 1936
Barbara Hulanicki British fashion design founder of Biba born in Warsaw Poland [1]
08 Dec 1937
Jan van Houwelingen Dutch politician and Undersecretary of Defense (CDA) born in Leerdam Netherlands (d. 2013)
08 Dec 1937
Malcolm Price Welsh rugby union centre (9 Tests Wales 5 British & Irish Lions Pontypool RFC) and rugby league centre (2 Tests GB Oldham RLFC Rochdale Hornets) born in Pontypool Wales (d. 2024)
08 Dec 1941
Bill Battle American college football coach (Uni of Tennessee 1970-76) and executive (athletic director Uni of Alabama 2013-17) born in Birmingham Alabama (d. 2024)
08 Dec 1941
Duke Cunningham US Navy fighter pilot and Congressman (1991-2005) convicted of accepting bribes born in Los Angeles California
08 Dec 1941
Ed Brinkman American baseball shortstop (MLB All Star 1973 Gold Glove Award 1972 Detroit Tigers Washington Senators) born in Cincinnati Ohio (d. 2008)
08 Dec 1942
Mario Savio American political activist born in New York City (d. 1996)
08 Dec 1945
John Banville Irish novelist and journalist (2005 Booker Prize for The Sea) born in Wexford Ireland
08 Dec 1946
Graham Knight Scottish musician (Marmalade) born in Glasgow
08 Dec 1946
Sharmila Tagore Indian actress (Mausam) born in Hyderabad British India
08 Dec 1949
Robert Sternberg American psychologist proposed the Triarchic Theory of Intelligence born in Newark New Jersey
08 Dec 1950
Wah-Wah Watson [Melvin Ragin] American session soul & funk guitarist (Motowns Funk Brothers Temptations - Papa Was A Rollin Stone Pointer Sisters Herbie Hancock) born in Richmond Virgina (d. 2018)
08 Dec 1951
Jan Eggum Norwegian pop-rock singer-songwriter born in Bergen Norway
08 Dec 1952
Richie Morales American jazz-fusion drummer (Spyro Gyra. 1983-90 - Morning Dance) and college professor (SUNY 2000-21) born in New York City
08 Dec 1953
(James) Mingo Lewis American session and touring jazz fusion and rock percussionist (Santana Al DiMeola The Tubes) born in New York City
08 Dec 1953
Norman Finkelstein American professor and political activist born in New York City
08 Dec 1954
Harold Hongju Koh American Dean of Yale Law School and legal adviser to the State Department born in Boston Massachusetts
08 Dec 1958
Billy Hufsey American actor (Fame Days of Our Lives) born in Brook Park Ohio
08 Dec 1961
Ann Coulter American author political commentator and attorney born in New York City
08 Dec 1962
Berry van Aerle Dutch soccer right-back (35 caps PSV 278 games) born in Helmond Netherlands
08 Dec 1963
Toshiaki Kawada Japanese professional wrestler known as Dangerous K born in Ohira Japan
08 Dec 1965
Teresa Weatherspoon American WNBA guard and coach (NY Liberty) born in Pineland Texas
08 Dec 1965
Troy Sadowski American NFL tight end (Cincinnati Bengals) born in Atlanta Georgia
08 Dec 1731
Frantiek Xaver Duek Czech pianist harpsichordist and composer born in Chotborky Vilantice Kingdom of Boehmia (d. 1799)
08 Dec 1789
John Fawcett English sacred music composer born in Wennington Lancashire England (d. 1867)
08 Dec 1897
Leslie Heward English organist conductor (City of Birmingham Orchestra 1930-42 Cape Town Orchestra 1924-26) and composer (Quodlibet The Witches Sabbath) born in Liversedge Yorkshire England (d. 1943)
08 Dec 1899
James Pigmeat Jarrett American blues pianist and singer born in Cordele Georgia (d. 1995) [1]
08 Dec 1929
Ali Bongo [William Oliver Wallace] British comedy musician and magician (President of The Magic Circle - Shriek of Araby) born in Bangalore British India (d. 2009)
08 Dec 1931
Rudolf Komorous Czech-Canadian composer (3 Poems About Horses Wu The Necklace of Clear Understanding) born in Prague Czechoslovakia
08 Dec 1935
Dharmendra [Kewal Krishan Deol] Indian actor (Sholay Chupke Chupke) born in Punjab British India (d. 2025) [1]
08 Dec 1936
Bob Daley [Robert A. Daly] American business executive and CEO of Warner Brothers (1980-99) born in Brooklyn New York City
08 Dec 1936
Buster Farrer South African cricket batsman (6 Tests HS 40 Border) born in King Williams Town Cape Province South Africa (d. 2025)
08 Dec 1939
Jerry Butler American soul vocalist known as The Iceman (The Impressions - Never Give You Up solo - Only the Strong Survive) songwriter and politician born in Sunflower Mississippi (d. 2025) [1]
08 Dec 1941
(Randall) Duke Cunningham American Navy fighter pilot (Vietnam) and Republican politician (US Representative from California 1991-2005) who was convicted of accepting bribes born in Los Angeles California (d. 2025) [1]
08 Dec 1946
Sharmila Tagore Indian actress (Mausam The World of Apu) born in Hyderabad British India
08 Dec 1963
Wendell Pierce American businessman and actor (The Wire Selma) born in New Orleans Louisiana
08 Dec 1964
Teri Hatcher American actress (Lois & Clark Desperate Housewives) born in Sunnyvale California